Thomas gibson



T. GIBSON.

Fruit Jar.

Patented luly 28, 1868.

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T0 ALL` WHOM IT MAY 4COBTCJERDT Be it knownthat I, THOMAS GIBSON, of thecity of Rochester', in the State oflNew York, have'invented a new anduseful Fruit-Jar; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full,clear, and exact description thereof, reference being had to theaccompanying drawing, making part of this specification, in ivhich-Figure 1 is a .vertical section. p

The nature of my invention will beV understood from the drawing andspecification.

To'enable others skilled in the art'to make and use my invention, I willdescribe its construction-and operation. A

The neck of my jar, A, is provided with a ange, a. The bottom of theang'ea may be either -at right angles to the neck of the jar or at a.slightly acute angle to prevent the clampsB from slipping. It alsoextends around the neck of the jar,` and `is 'slightly conical in shape,so that the clamp will easily reach the cover. The

top f the neck, f, of the jar extends suiciently above the ange a to4receive an annular packing, c. VThecover, C, is cut fromrsheet metal bya. die or otherwise, and the edge is turned down, as shown at d. Acrease,V A is formed in the uppcc side to receive the upper end of theclamp B when it is applied. T he clamps B are made from thin sheetmetahnnd are formed in the shape shown in the drawing.

The object of my invention is to make a cover `to fruit-jars, that maybe easily adjusted, and at the same time manufactured cheaply the greatvariety in' the niarket making this a particular point to be obtained.

Its operation is as follows: The jar is filled with hot'fruit and sirupto thcvtop, the'packing-ring c is placed -o'n the projection of thcjar-neck above the frange a. The cover .C is then applied, the verticaledge resting on the packing. Two or more clamps B are then so appliedthat the hook ou oneV end is below the harige, and the other restson-thc cover in the creasc, thus holding the covel` firmly, and formingan air-tight joint.

What I claim as my invention, and desire to-sccure by Letters Patent,isp The covei` C, with its groove b, and the detachable clamps B, incombination with the iiange a and packingring c, all acting conjointly,as herein shown and f or'thepurposc described.l

THOMAS GIBSON.

" Witnesses:

Jes. L. GAGE,

GEoLA.' GAGE.

